Podcast: Is Spicy Food Good for You?
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Thanks a lot. You persuaded me. Since I am afraid of all the added things in commercially produced vinegar and soy source, and I don't know how to ferment my own. All my fermentation projects went very bad. SoI have to cut them out enterely eventually. So I decide to train myself to use hot spices to spice up my meals. After some very hot pepper, all I want to do is to eat 10 blocks of sweet potatos to regain balance. God bless!
I got a huge craving for spicy food when my IBD (UC) got out of control. Most people would say to avoid it like the plague, but i started adding tons of hot sauce to everything. Since then the vast majority of my symptoms and pain have been reduced and I'm at the level of pepper x and Carolina reaper sauce with every meal. It seems to be too good to be true? But studies are matching and confirming my experiences, which is the balance of the gut microbiome and pain relief. I don't know where this craving came from but I'm real glad I trusted it.
thanks DR. G.
12:32 when the beat drops and suddenly Dr Greger becomes a dope MC
I'm that girl that uses chili powder, jalapenos, curry powder, sriracha chili sauce, and spicy mustards every single day. Sometimes, all within the same meal. I grew up with a British & Scandinavian background in eastern North Dakota, where the majority of the food is notoriously bland and without any sort of kick. These days though, I like to say: spicy food = spicy life.
I've never taken Prozac or anything like it, but I often state that spicy food puts me in my "Happy Place." Hot peppers, especially jalapenos are my personal Prozac. That is not why I eat them though. I eat them because I love them.
I like your fact based style, Dr. Greger. Keep up the good work.
When I first tried sprinkling Dash on some of my vegetables, I was taken aback by its spiciness (from cayenne pepper). But I stuck with it and eventually developed such a taste for it that I now use several times the suggested serving. Glad to hear it's so healthful!
Fascinating topic, thank you for the information!
I love love spicy foods but they make my nose run. Is that a histamine thing and should I keep eating them?
Cayenne and spicy peppers are on opposites sides. I can eat lots of cayenne, but touch a spicy, even sweet peppers and sick sick sick
Most Spices are high in Oxalates.
I use fresh ground peppercorns (all varieties) everyday and ground cayenne almost daily. I eat a lot of eggs and I love copious amounts of pepper on them. I've known about the health benefits for years which is why I started using more pepper and less salt in the first place, but now I just love the flavor enhancing effect pepper has on pretty much any food. I buy mixed peppercorns by the pound!
There’s a guy on YouTube named Houston Jones, who ate pure capsaicin powder (for science). The top of his tongue rotted and it took a while for it to heal.
I think he said it’s the worst thing he’s ever done. He’s done a lot of painful things.
He also ate other spicy things, plus some ‘different’ foods (separately).
Anecdotally speaking, it does bring down my stress levels. Once you get into the habit of making everything spicy, any spice-free recipe would fail to give the same kick. At the time, it kinda felt like a drug. Also, it really helps with pain management, eye strain, gut motility, numbing grief etc. I just can’t live without it! I wondered if it would cause neurological issues down the lane, because people (especially Indians) give off the impression that spice is evil and overstimulates the system! But in reality, I had a great relationship with all kinds of spices because it allowed me to maintain a steady state with respect to several biomarkers. On the contrary, my father is incapable of tolerating spice, while I just can’t get enough of its dosage. Another trick is to ferment the spicy recipes, whereby the benefit of the kick is experienced without the nerve hammering. Happy to hear more from an unbiased audience that is less succumb to beliefs and keen on challenging folklore and mythology.
Yea but it makes me need a pee/poo more often. And I notice i get irritated easier
Dr. Greger rules!
Whoa. Dr Gregor got really cool all of a sudden. BA!
Sure it is!